职称英语考试

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【单选题】

Severaltypes of financial risk are encountered in international marketing; the majorproblems include commercial, political, and foreign exchange risk.

Commercialrisks are handled essentially as normal credit risks encountered in day-to-daybusiness. They include solvency, default, or refusal to pay bills. The majorrisk,__1__ which can only be dealt with through consistently effective managementand marketing. One unique risk encountered by the international marketerinvolves financial adjustments. Such risk is encountered when a controversyarises about the quality of goods delivered, a dispute over contract terms,or__2__. One company, for example, shipped several hundred tons of dehydratedpotatoes to a distributor in Germany. The distributor tested the shipment anddeclared it to be below acceptable taste and texture standards. Thealternatives for the exporter were reducing the price, reselling the potatoes,or shipping them home again, each involving considerable cost.

Politicalrisk relates to the problems of war or revolution, currency inconvertibility,expropriation or expulsion, and restriction or cancellation of import licenses.Political risk is an environmental concern for all businesses. Managementinformation systems and effective decision-making processes are the bestdefenses against political risk. As many companies have discovered, sometimesthere is no way to avoid political risk,__3__.

Exchange-ratefluctuations inevitably cause problems, but for many years, most firms couldtake protective action to minimize their unfavorable effects. Floating exchangerates of the world's major currencies have forced all marketers __4__.International Business Machine Corporation, for example, reported that exchangelosses resulted in a dramatic 21.6 percent drop in their earnings in the thirdquarter of 1981. __5__, devaluations of major currencies were infrequent andusually could be anticipate

a d,but exchange-rate fluctuations in the float system are daily affairs.

Exercise:

Ato be especially aware of exchange-rate fluctuations and the need to compensatefor them in their financial planning

Bany other disagreement over which payment is withheld

Chowever, is competition

Dso marketers must be prepared to assume them or give up doing business in aparticular market

EBefore rates were permitted to float

FAfter serious consideration

网考网参考答案：C、B、D、A、E
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